A deduction involving schematic transitivity ('As are Bs') without quantified categorical form is not obviously self-evident in the dictum de omni sense, requiring additional justification.
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schematic transitivity(type of logical reasoning being discussed)
A pattern of reasoning where if A relates to B in some way, and B relates to C, then A relates to C in that same way (like: if John is taller than Mary, and Mary is taller than Sue, then John is taller than Sue).
self-evident(Reid's epistemology, critiquing the skeptic's reliance on logical principles)
A belief or principle is self-evident when we cannot help but accept it; self-evidence does not constitute a non-circular justification of the belief or principle.